Eric Thames

The Orioles face another difficult roster decision before Wednesday's game and it's likely the club will lose a key piece when making room for right-hander Kevin Gausman, who is scheduled to start the middle game of the ongoing series at Yankee Stadium. Gausman was with the major league club Tuesday under taxi-squad rules, so the Orioles will have to make a move by Wednesday at 4 p.m. A position player is still likely to come off a 25-man roster with little flexibility, but Orioles manager Buck Showalter said before Tuesday's game that executive vice president Dan Duquette was maneuvering through some trade possibilities. "It's tough," Showalter said....

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